10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2012

Just before Thanksgiving, 2010, a driver spotted a Red-tailed hawk sitting on a dead rabbit in the middle of the road. She wasn’t about to leave her rabbit, and the driver figured something was wrong, so he picked her up. The naturalist got out of his car, picked her up, took the tape off her legs, and took her to a local zoo.

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Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 239

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Everyone talks about human rights and there exists so many groups that are either governmental or non-governmental who work toward that cause. In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits. But, what about the rights of those who cannot defend themselves?

Honduras 187

Honduras illegal Parrots Birds 187

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

One of the first examples I ever encountered was in the books of Gerald Durrell, the famous conservationist who was an early pioneer of the roles of zoos in conservation. He often defended that role in his books from animal rights activists who opposed “imprisoning” animals in zoos even if it saved them from extinction.

Animal Rights 263

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 263